White Raisin, White Currant Bush

Where does White Raisin grow?

Found in: Africa, Angola, Arabia, Asia, Australia, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, East Timor, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Polynesia, Reunion, Rwanda, Sahel, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, West Africa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Notes: Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides is now recognised as an accepted name.

Status: The fruit are popular. The ripe fruit are eaten especially by children.

Growing White Raisin, White Currant Bush

Cultivation: Plants can be grown from seed. These should have the pulp washed off. Plants can develop a suckering habit if subject to constant fires. Plants should be spaced 2-3 m apart. If they are used for a hedge a spacing of 50 cm is suitable.

Edible Uses: The ripe fruit is eaten raw. Caution: The fruit should probably not be eaten in large amounts due to alkaloids. CAUTION: The bark and probably the leaves contain poisonous alkaloids. The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Production: It is fast growing.

Nutrition Info

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